The United Churches of Olympia, WA

	Come Journey with Us !

Many thanks for your Camp Quixote commitments. Your collective response to our call for holiday contributions for the Camp’s residents has been outstanding. For Surviving Stocking “Stuffers”, you provided numerous boxes of hand warmers (“hotties”) and foot warmers, new warm socks, other (expensive) clothing, toiletries, candy and gift cards. Twenty-four stockings were fully “stuffed” and gratefully received by the residents at our Christmas Eve Day lunch for the residents.

Over thirty of you turned out to set-up and clean up after, the lunch and act as hosts for the Camp, breaking bread with our houseless friends. Still others of you provided additional food and cash contributions for the occasion. Look for pictures of the lunch on the website in the near future.

Your response for warm clothing has been impressive. These articles are carefully sorted and fairly allocated at the camp according to need. In all of this, you have nicely demonstrated TUCO’s hospitality.

Security Table Hosts Still Needed. Those of us charged with oversight of our church’s hosting of the camp reluctantly subscribe to the adage “No good turn deserves to go unpunished.” But “subscribe”, we must. To date, a little less than twenty of us (including some couples) have taken turns at the security host table at First Christian Church. For this commitment, we are most appreciative and for the fact that many of these folk have signed up for at least one three-hour shift per week through January.
We know that the holiday season challenges us all in allocation of time; but as we head into January, please check out the Host Calendar on our website and decide when you might be able to join our other hosts – and, of course, the camp residents in their temporary home and in extension of our hospitality. Camp Quixote Host Table

How You Can Help

Camp Sign Up Process .pdf

CAMP QUIXOTE—A CALL FOR HOSTING HELP

Lee Johnson, PANZA Board

November 2009

HOSTING CAMP QUIXOTE AT FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

PROCEDURE FOR SIGNING UP FOR HOST TABLE SHIFTS

FOR ONLINE SIGN UP, USE EITHER OF TWO PROCEDURES

1. (the easier):

 Visit the Church website and click on “Camp Quixote Host Table”

 You will see the screen titled, “Host Schedule for Camp Quixote”

(monthly)

 Choose the unclaimed three-hour shift you wish

 Send your selection to tucocamp@gmail.com and request

acknowledgement.

2. (alternatively)

 Visit http://campquixoteoly.googlepages.com/volunteer

 Click on Link – online volunteer schedule

 You will be shown the “Host Schedule for Camp Quixote”

(monthly)

 Follow the directions in “bullets” # 3 and #4 above

FOR OFFLINE SIGN UP

Call JENNIFER SHAW (485-8569), the calendar administrator or OTAVIO LIMA (360-426-6760), member of TUCO steering committee, to arrange a time for your shift.

IN THE EVENT OF DIFFICULTY IN SIGNING UP, Call either JENNIFER or OTAVIO.

OTHER INFORMATION

Parking at First Christian Church. There will be a parking space for the table host(s) in the lower parking lot next to the camp.

Dress Warmly. Thee will be heater in the host tent, but it is advisable to bring gloves and warm footwear.

Bring Cellphone. The Host Table manual will have necessary contact numbers.

Mailing address for Camp Quixote

PO Box 7217

Olympia, WA, 98507

May 19, 2007: Photo Album I

Comfort and Safety Plan

Comfort and Safety Host Job Description

Community Services

Crisis Clinic

Crisis Clinic Resources

Choice Regional Network

WA 211 WA Information Network

Statement of Faith Community Leaders for Camp Quixote

Comfort and Safety Plan

The residents of Camp Quixote III Tent City, were our guests in our lower east parking lot through August 16. We still support the efforts and assist our other churches with hosting the Tent City.

All residents of the camp undergo Washington State Patrol screening for sex offender and other criminal convictions, and have strict self-governance with five (5) primary rules: no drugs; no alcohol; no non-consensual sex; no violence; no theft.

Sign-up sheets are available at the Comfort and Safety Host table at the Camp to indicate your three or six hour shift. You can also call the Camp Quixote cell phone at 349-6395. Shifts begin at 3, 6, 9, and 12 of the clock.

Camp Quixote III Comfort and Safety Host Job Description

Host Services

~ Provide hospitality to residents

~ Be aware of Camp Quixote rules, policies and procedures

~ Control entry of non-residents

~ Provide information about Camp Quixote and area resources to residents and visitors

~ Answer the camp cell phone. Take messages and pass them to camp residents

~ Assist new volunteers in signing up for shifts.

~ Report unruly residents to Camp leadership

~ Stay visible and approachable to residents, neighbors, and visitors by being in the Host tent

~ Observe neighborhood activity

~ Call law enforcement when appropriate

~ Provide a safe and clean environment for residents

~ Greet and welcome residents

~ Complete log book and pass on information to next host

Minimum Requirements

~ Must be at least 18 years of age

~ Prefer two people hosting at all times

~ Need to be available for a minimum of three hours

~ Must attend host training or host orientation